Closet-seat.



s, L. EASTBURN.

CLOSET SEAT. APPLICATION PIILAED SEPT. e. 1912.

Patented Oct. 7, 191-3.

M L-Fia Z5 ATTORNEY SAMUEL I. EASTBURN, F S LOA'I'SIBUBG, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1913.

Application filed September 6, 1912. Serial No. 718,855.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. EAs'rnuRN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Sloatsburg, in thecounty of Rockland and State of New York, have made and invented certainnew and useful Improve ments in Closet-Seats, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to water closet seat mechanism, and especially todevices designed for use by a child, the object thereof being toprovide'a seat device having fold ing side arms hinged to theseatelement of the device, and which arms interlock with the covercommonly provided forthe seat when the cover and arms are raised into anupright position, whereby guards are provided to keep the child fromfalling from the seat and the side arms and cover are securely lockedtogether.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ordinary water closetseat with an auxiliary or smaller seat for use by a child, the childs orauxiliary seat having the features above enumerated, so that theauxiliary seat mechanism, considered as a whole forms a cover for themain or ordinary seat.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved water closetseat mechanism of the general type disclosed and claimed in LettersPatent.- No. $041,053, Nov. 17, 1908, to Eas'tburn and Reeves, forcloset seat.

With the above and other objects of invention in view, my inventionconsists in the improved water closet seat mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawing.

described in the following specification, and

particularly claimed,.and in such variations and modifications thereofas will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my inventionrelates.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view showing my improved water closet seatmecha msm 111 perspective; Fig. 2 is a view showing a section upon avertical central plane extending from the front to the rear of the.device; Fig. 3.is a view showing a section upon a vertical centralplane extending at right angles to the plane of Fig. 2" Fig. 4 is afragmentary view taken upon ahorizontal plane indicated by the line 44,Fig. 1 looking down; and, Fig. 5 is a view taken upon a vertical planeparallel to the cover and showing a fragment of the cover and one of theside guards or arms.

Referring to the accompanying drawing wherein the preferred embodimentof my invention is illustrated, the reference character 6 designatesaport-ion of a closet bowl and 7 is a main seat therefor having anopening 8 of a size to adapt the seatfor use by adult persons, the samebeing pivotally supported at its rear from the bowl, or other support,by suitable hinge connections, as shown at 9.

The reference character 10 designates an auxiliary or supplemental seatoverlying the main seat and having a smaller opening than that in themain seat, so that the sam may be used by achild. This auxiliary seat ispivotally supported by hinge connections 11 at its rear edge to anysuitable support, as to the hinge connect-ion whereby the main seat issupported, as aforesaid; it being preferable to support both the'mainand auxiliary seats by a single corlpohnd hinge connection so that theauxiliary seat may be raisedindependent of the main seat, or bothtogether. I

The auxiliary or child's seat 10 is providcd with a pivotally supportedcover 12 so that the covermay be swung about an axis at its rear end,15h?- said cover being preferably supported mm the supplemental seat 10by hinges at 13; and 14- and 15 are two side guards or arms carried byand pivotally connected with the auxiliary seat 10 at their lower edgesas by means of hinges 16, from which it follows that these arms swingalr'out axes extending substantially at right angles to the axis aboutwhich the cover 12 swings as the same is raised. These guards or armsmay obviously be folded so as to occupy a position parallel with theauxiliary seat, as shown in Fig. 3, and may swing into uprightpositions, as shown at 1, when the childs seat is to be used. Suitablesprings are provided, as

shown at 1'7, the tendency of which is to swing the guards into theupright positions shown in Fig, 1. Thesesprings are preferablystructurally combined with spring; hinges. The cover is preferablyrecessed e1- dished as shown, sothat when-the guards or arms are foldedupon the auxiliary seat and the cover is swung 'down ward, the guardswill lie within the recess of the cover and will be concealedandprotented thereby as will. be un'derstood'from Fin. 3.

The cover 12 is rovided-with two curved iiiudes 18 located uponits-under side, said I I I Ql'lldfis having an overhanging ledge 19 1nthe form illustrated, andthe arms 1 1, 15 are pri 'ided with means forengaging these guides as the cover is raised and-the arms swing upwardabouttheir axes by the action at the springs 17; said armssbemgshown asprovided with upwardly extending lugs 20 at the rear ends of their.upper edges which pass along the guides 18 behind the aanging ledges 19as the cover ism-ised above explained. From the foregoingexplanation itwill be undo stood that the guards or sidearms-ll, ri..e automatically iinto i the. uprightposition shown in Fig. 1. as the cover is raised mainseats provided for'adult/ use, although it will be appreciated that-'the features above enumerated whereby the device is adapted for use byalchild-are capable of use Without the main seat; as in case the bowl isequipped with a childsseat only.

'lhe arms 14-, and. the cover 12 are irefcribly made from stamped-metal?as shown, and the arms are preferably provided with recesses 21', 532 attheir front ends within which a suitable tray 23 may be supported andsecured by appropriate securing means, in order to prevent the childfrom falling from the seat.- A suitable latch 2% is alsopreferablyprovided in order that the cover when closed may be securelylatched to the supplemental S02ll5,tll(5 two then forming inefiect aunitary cover for the main or adult seat 7. i

The upwardly projecting lugs ot' the guards or arms 14', ldarepreventedfrom leaving the curved guides 18, and the move mentof the guards isarrested when they have reached a substantially vertical position asshown in Fig. 1, by means oi stops the hinges 16, these hinges'being'shown as 25 located adjacent the upper ends of the guides andwith which said lugs engage as will be understood from Fig. i, whichstops may obviously be ofjanyi form so long as they serve toarrest-themovement of the guards as above explained.

-=Havingthus-described and explained my inventioin I claim and desire tosecure by letters Patent z- 1. The combination with a water closet"seat; of a pivotally supported coveri'there- "for; two guidescarriedby'said cover, and

two side arms carried by said seat and pivotally connected therewith,said side 'erms having each an. element, adapted to -,-engage one of theguides aforesaid.

2: The combination with a .water 'ecloset seat, of a pivotall-ysupported cover: there for; "two'curved guides carriedby said cover;

and two aside-arms carried by said seat and pivotally connectedtherewith, said side arms having each ia'projeotion adapted to engageand move inwcontact with, one of the guides aforesaid.

In a, device of theaclass described, a Water GlOSQlLHSGELlJ; a pivotallysupported coveutherefor; two guides carried byi said cover; -andtwo sidearms pivotallyaconnected with said-Qeathndadapted to swing about i axes-extendin substantially at. right angles to the axis 0% said cover; saidarms having each means located at the end thereof adjacent said coverand adapted tomove in contact-With the guidesaforesaid.

, .44. In a device ofthe'gclass described, a

water closet seat; a pivotallysupported cover thereforg twocurved guidesmarried by said cover; and tWo side armspivotally connected with saidseat. and adapted to swing about axes extending substantially at rightangles to the axis of said cover; said arms having-each a projecting .lu'located at the upper edge 0t. the end thereof adjacent said cover andadapted to move in contact with the guides aforesaid.

5. The combinationwith a water-closet seat, of a pivotally supportedcover therefor; two curved guides 'carried by said cover; two sideiarmscarried'by. said seat and pivotally connected therewith said side armshaving each a projection adapted to engage and move in contact -With:oneof the guides aforesaid; and a springoperatively associated witheach ofsaidfsidelarms and tending to swing the same into an upright position.

o. In a device of the-class described, a

-water closet seat; a pivotally supported cover-therefor; two curvedguides carried by said cover; two side arms plvotally connected withsaid seat and adapted to swing about axes extending substantiallyat'iright angles tether axis at said cover, said'arms having each aprojecting lug located at the upper edge of the end thereof adjacentsaid Rockland and State of New Ynrk this fifth I clolver and nfipted.t5) moxiie in contaet with day of Sept, A. D. 1912. t 9 guides a oresaian a spring operatively associated wiah each of said'arms SAMUELEASTBURN' 5 and tending to swing the same into an up- Witnesses:

right pesition. G. W. CONKLIN, Signed at Hlllbuz n, in the ,eolmty ofETHAL M. TATE.

